As well as being compared against other travel zooms, the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS is also often compared to boutiques, pro digicams, super zooms and mirrorless. The Canon PowerShot SX740 HS's top rivals come from Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A) and the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI) and Canon (such as the PowerShot SX730 HS and the PowerShot G7 X Mark II)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS compared to other travel zoom competitors include: it is newer (july 2018 vs february 2016), is more popular and has a faster max shutter speed (1/3200 of a second vs 1/2000 of a second).
However, on average it doesn't have a built-in GPS, slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 12,800 ISO), doesn't have a touch screen, has a slightly shorter battery life (265 shots vs 360 shots) and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS compared to boutique competitors include: it has way more more zoom (40x vs 3x), shoots faster continuously (10 fps vs 6 fps), has a screen which flips out, is thinner (1.6" vs 2.5") and has a built-in flash.
However, on average it has a significantly narrower aperture (f/3.3 vs f/1.7), takes slightly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 24 MP), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 51,200 ISO), doesn't have a touch screen and has a marginally smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.17x4.55mm vs APS-C 22.3x14.9mm).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS compared to pro digicam competitors include: it has a slightly wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 28 mm), has a screen which flips out, is newer (july 2018 vs september 2014), is more popular and has a faster max shutter speed (1/3200 of a second vs 1/2000 of a second).
However, on average it has a significantly smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.17x4.55mm vs nikon CX 13.2x8.8mm), has a much narrower aperture (f/3.3 vs f/1.8), takes significantly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 20 MP), significantly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 25,600 ISO) and doesn't have a touch screen.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS compared to super zoom competitors include: it is significantly smaller (mid size (110×64×40 mm) vs large (140×103×137 mm)), is newer (july 2018 vs july 2015), is thinner (1.6" vs 5.4"), is significantly lighter (299 g vs 899 g) and is slightly less expensive ($399.00 vs $996.95).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.3 vs f/2.8), has slightly less zoom (40x vs 83.3x), has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (24 mm vs 21 mm), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 12,800 ISO) and doesn't have a touch screen.
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it has better image stabilization (lens vs none), is newer (july 2018 vs january 2013), is more popular and has a built-in flash.
However, on average it has a much smaller screen (3" vs 3.3"), doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital), takes significantly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 24 MP), doesn't have a touch screen and has a slightly smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.17x4.55mm vs APS-C 23.5x15.7mm).
